The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-05
BOOK NOTICES.

Inc author Ill this work presents num-
Der of essays ON leading questions before
the public, and they are interesting and
rather instructive essays.
PArTY's PERvERsITIEs. BY Arlo Bates Tick
nor & Co, Boston, Publishers. Paper cover,
price 80 cents.
This is one of Ticknor'S paper series issue
senli-monthly. 1t is a rather interesting
story, and the time spent III reading it will
not be regarded as lost.
SAMANTHA at Saratoga; or ''Flirtin'" with
Fashion, by Marietta Haley, illustrated by
Frederick Opper Hubbard Brothers, Phila-
delphla, publishers
The author in this volume has presented
some very humorous pen pictures of scenes
at Saratoga. In preparing the material for
1t Miss Hoiley went to Saratoga and spent
an entire season, with eyes and ears open,
and with brain and pencil vigorously at
work. She went in her famous assumed
role of Josiah Aliens wife, her imaginary
Josiah at her side, with his characteristic
blunders, fouG pas. and quick, boylike en-
thusiasn. As Samantha Allen. Miss Holley
is observant, unsophistocated, outspoken,
and sound to the core on every question of
propriety. Such couple in the whirl of
Saratoga would certainly develop many
remarkable situations and utter many
funny comments. 1t is here the hui
NOR of the book arises Plain, back
country, village life and gay, artificial
Saratoga life are so wide apart that each
side becomes ludicrous to the other. These
ludicrous, laugh provoking contrasts are
the dominant features of Miss Holley's
book To these matchmaking presenta-
lions of the author the artists pencil has
added a rich entertainment. Over a 100
drawings have been made especially to illus
trate the text by Frederick Opper, the lead
ing artist of Puck Burt Wilder, too, has
done share in embellishing this attractive
book These artists make their pictures
talk, and between the text and the talk of
the pictures the reader looks and laughs and
laughs and looks again.
MAGAZINES
The Bookbuyer for September has num-
Der of excellent illustrations and variety
of excellent articles. Charles Scribner &
Sons, New York.
The English Illustrated Magazine still
continues to present some exceedingly fine
illustrations The Study of Head" by
w. Biscome Gardner, is thing of beauty.
Macmillan & Co., LIP Fourth avenue, New
York City.
Wide AaUoke is being. rapidly pushed to-
wards the front ranks of illustrated maya
zines. The September number shows con
siderable advance over preceding numbers.
The class of matter it publishes is of high
order of merit, and the illustrations are
good, Concord, her Highways and By
ways" is very interesting article, and will
find many readers in all parts of the coun-
try. D. Lothrop & Co., Boston.
Outing for September contains a very in
teresting table of contents The aim of the
publishers of this magazine appears to be to
constantly improve it. Each of its features
are stronger and better as the magazine
grows older, and it is certainly giving salts
faction i'll the field which it proposes to fill.
The articles in the current number are not
only well written, but they cover variety
of very interesting subjects. 40 Nassau
street. New York city.
st. Nicholas for September is fully equal,
if not superior, to any previous number.
The illustrations are excellent, and the
articles have the rare characteristics of
being interesting to both old and young
people One of the most interesting articles
of the number is sketch Of William Dean
Howells, the author. The fiction is clear
and healthy, and the poetry is above the
average in merit The Century Company,
- nun hoddeliOs ANC" L Vi CIOJ.
The September North american Revie,v
opens with a new feature-the first of a
series of papers on Possible Presidents" to
be written by their most trusted friends.
James G. Blaine heads the list. David B.
Hill will stand next in order. Capt. S. H.
NJ. ByerS contributes an article on The
March to the Sea-" Summer Refrigera-
tion," by Felix l.. Oswald, shows that
Fouses can be alsjficially cooled in summer
as easily As heated in winter. The Demo-
cratic Party Outlook is a charac-
tet istic paper by Henry Watterson.
"The Future American" is prophesied
from the present one, by William Hosea
Ballou. David r. Locke, in very emphat-
ic way, insists on High License No Rene
dyn "Why am not A Heather" by yam
Phon Lee, the recent Chinese graduate of
Yale College, is a rejoinder to Wong Chin
Foo in the August Reuie'0, who told why he
was heathen Hon. William L. Scruggs
depicts two remarkable instances of "Blun-
dering American Diplomacy" Edmund
Noble, an expert in the knowledge of Rus
sian government, history and present affairs,
gives his reasons why there must be ''No
American Siberia No, East Fourteenth
street, New York city.
The September Century has both holt
udy anu a pOliuiSoi liO oCOoilu pal Y
of ''Snubbin' Through jersey" by Mr. Hop
kinson Smith and Mr.. J. B. Millet, narrat-
ing a unique summer excursion in canal
boat. is even more rollicking than that al
ready published. The Constitutional Cen :
tennial is taken note of by an article on
THE Trainers and Framing of the Consti-
tuition" which is contributed by Prof John
Bach McMaster. Two pictorial papers re-
late to Monticello, the home of Thomas JEFF
ferson, of whom there is a fronts
piece portrait, engraved by Thomas
Johnston. The Lincoln History
reaches subject of special current interest,
namely, Lincoln's nomination and election
In Professor Atwater's series on 1.-THE
Chemistry of Food and Nutrition, we have
the fourth paper, dealing with the much
discussed question of 1.-The Digestibility of
Food giving the results Of the writer's ex-
perinlents. as well as a summary of the latest
scientific knowledge on this point The
fiction of the number consists of the eleventh
installnlent, and last but one, of Mr.. Stock
toms serial novel THE Hundredth Man, "
the second part of Mr.. Joel Chandler Har-
ris's "Azalia,n with illustrations by Kemble,
and ''skit" by Harriet Lewis Bradley, en-
titled "Helen" setting forth the overworked
Young American girl. Topics of the
Time includes THE First Century of the
Constitution" "The Great Teacher the
late Dr.. Hopkins, and "Shall We Plant
Native or Foreign Trees"
In ''Bric-a- Brac" is a cartoon by Kembie,
and poems and miscellaney adapted to the
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